How do you build cities on islands

[xenaswolf]

I see all my opponents taking boats to islands, dropping off settlers and building cities. I've tried to do the same with no luck. HELP!

 

[dmanakho]

What were your exact steps???

It's really simple... Load settler into the transport ship (galleys, caravels, galleons, transports) and sail to the island, unload settler wait for the next turn and build a city.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

If you are having trouble getting the settler of the boat, then when it is the Galley/Caravel/etc. turn, click on the adjacent shoreline and it will give you a menu with options on what to do.

 

[xenaswolf]

I tried to get the settler on a boat but no go. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

You have to click the settler onto the boat, or load him into when they are in the same city. Also, if the boat is full, it wouln't work.

 

[xenaswolf]

Thanks will give it another shot when i get home

 

[Colonel]

lol hes prolly tryin to put to manu on a galley

 

[xenaswolf]

She dosen't have a clue as to how many go on a galley or how to even put any on. So, helpful suggestions are appreciated. I have Galleons, frigates, ironclads etc

 

[JavierLQ]

Have both your gallie and your settler in the same city...then select the settler and a new button will show up on hte bottom (usually where the settle City button is at) that says load...this will load the settler. Then choose ur galley and move him to a beach square on the island and select unload (you may have to select the settler and THEN click on unload...not sure). Hope this helps\


Javier

 

[Colonel]

She dosen't have a clue as to how many go on a galley or how to even put any on. So, helpful suggestions are appreciated. I have Galleons, frigates, ironclads etc

sry for the he but anyways it 2 thats max for galley i think caravel is 3 galleon 4 and so on up it goes

 

[narmox]

To complete what's said above.. If your boat (galley, caravel, galleon, transports are the only ones - in the epic game - that can transport ground units. and nuclear submarines that can transport tactical nukes too, same rules apply).

Either you have the boat and the unit in the same city, select the unit and press L to load it in the boat, or have the boat right next to the coast, move the unit next to the boat, and load it in by moving it in the boat. I don't use the mouse, I usually use the keypad/arrows to move units, and it works well to load units in boats.

also note the transport capacity, galleys = 2, etc

To unload:

move the ship next to a coastal square, and either:
1) right-click the ship and select the unit you want to unload
2) right-click the ship and click on "wake transported (x)" where x shows you how many units are being transported
3) using the arrow/keypad keys, "move" the ship on the coast square. Of course ships can't go on it, but a window will appear asking you which unit you want to unload ("nevermind" "all" etc)

For aircraft carriers, use the relocation command of the bombers/fighters/etc (shift-R to move one, or J to move a whole stack of airplanes) then click on the carrier.

I think that covers it all

 

[xenaswolf]

Thanks ya'll! Now if I ever get off work I'll give that a shot